Les Smith Heading Home

[Cajunsmike]

_ Agreed. He has had doubts, but parents are major influences both good and bad. There is no doubt his father is a major influence in his life. I'm not saying that is a bad thing, just wasn't good for the UL baseball program. I wish him the best of luck. _

Coach Robe said Les's father watched every game this year except the series at East Carolina. That is a lot of driving. Add this to a family situation in which one of Les's grandparents died at Christmas and the spouse is struggling to deal with it. Les's dad probably wants to still be able to watch his son play and still be close to his parent.

[cajunbaseball1]

_ Coach Robe said Les's father watched every game this year except the series at East Carolina. That is a lot of driving. Add this to a family situation in which one of Les's grandparents died at Christmas and the spouse is struggling to deal with it. Les's dad probably wants to still be able to watch his son play and still be close to his parent. _

Agreed...at the end of the day everyone should and has every right to do what is best for their family...no matter what someone on a message board may say about them.

[CajunT]

_ Agreed...at the end of the day everyone should and has every right to do what is best for their family...no matter what someone on a message board may say about them. _

Agreed! And they should also be able to do this without trashing the head coach...no matter what someone on a message board may say about him.

[NOCajun]

I wish Les and his family all the best. He will be sorely missed.

[Zeebart21]

http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=345&f=3401&t=4378038

[bballholic]

Damn, you hate to see a good kid leave the program. It seems as if his dad was a bit impatient but there is no telling what was going on behind the scenes. Regardless, it doesn't sound as if he was unhappy at UL. How much will this defection hurt UL in the 2010 season?

[Parrott]

Spoke with Les earlier today. He appreciates how everyone treated him in Louisiana. This was a family decision.


igeaux.mobi

[Cajunsmike]

_ Spoke with Les earlier today. He appreciates how everyone treated him in Louisiana. This was a family decision.


igeaux.mobi _

I don't understand how this will make him draft eligible next year. I thought that once you entered college, you had to wait three years to be eligible for the draft. I year in JC ball will only give him two years since entering school. Have they changed the rules for JC guys?

[LifeTimeCajun]

Les, if u read this message board...we love the wayyou played the game hard everytime you stepped on the field. Best of luck to you

[CajunT]

_ I don't understand how this will make him draft eligible next year. I thought that once you entered college, you had to wait three years to be eligible for the draft. I year in JC ball will only give him two years since entering school. Have they changed the rules for JC guys? _

Nope, one year in college and one in JC allows you to become MLB draft eligible.